Strength training and aerobic exercise helps to reduce your risk of developing oseoarthritis if you’re obese. Download and print this free infographic from the American Academy of Sports Medicine.
Dr. David Sinclair says that aging is very likely a corruption of the software of the body. Dr. Sinclair is co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. He describes a groundbreaking method that can speed up or reverse the aging of cells in the body. So far at least, in mice.
Fox News Reporterr Jesse Watters Primetime, hosts TrueMed co-founder Calley Means, who claims food companies ‘directly pay’ medical groups to buy their ‘silence’ that lead to obesity and chronic disease in Americans.
On December 23, 1982 the Missouri Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) informed residents of Times Beach, Missouri that their town was dangerously contaminated, when the chemical dioxin was sprayed on its unpaved roads, and that the town will have to be evacuated and demolished. Residents reported migraines, nosebleeds, and dead animals.
Dr. Michael Fenster is an Interventional Cardiologist and Culinary Chef. In this Ted Talk he discusses the harmful effects of ultra-processed foods and their role in chronic disease, such as obesity and cancer.
You’re in your 80s! What can you do to be as healthy as possible? Your yearly wellness visit is a good time to talk about your personalized prevention plan. This plan helps keep you well and healthy. If your doctor or nurse accepts Medicare, you will not pay anything for your yearly wellness visit. The yearly wellness visit is not the same as an annual exam or physical. Learn more at Medicare.gov. Get the conversation started at your next wellness visit with this list.
The decision to get any medical test or procedure, at any age, is a personal one between you and your doctor. These age ranges may not apply to every person.
These guidelines are based on recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (link is external), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
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